/**
 * Copyright (C) 2007 Logan Johnson
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package atunit.spring;

import java.lang.annotation.*;

/**
 * Binds a field to a bean in the Spring application context. Bean definitions
 * from the test class fields are merged into the same context as bean
 * definitions from other sources (such as an XML file).
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.FIELD})
public @interface Bean {
	
	/**
	 * An optional bean name to use.  By default, beans are autowired by type.
	 */
	String value() default "";
}
